000 FLUS42 KTAE 171003 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 502 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-181100- BAKER GA-BAY FL-BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA- CALHOUN FL-CLAY GA-COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA- DALE AL-DECATUR GA-DIXIE FL-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-FRANKLIN FL- GADSDEN FL-GENEVA AL-GRADY GA-GULF FL-HENRY AL-HOLMES FL-HOUSTON AL- INLAND WALTON FL-IRWIN GA-JACKSON FL-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL- LANIER GA-LEE GA-LEON FL-LIBERTY FL-LOWNDES GA-MADISON FL-MILLER GA- MITCHELL GA-QUITMAN GA-RANDOLPH GA-SEMINOLE GA-TAYLOR FL-TERRELL GA- THOMAS GA-TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL-WORTH GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ADEL...ALBANY...APALACHICOLA... ASHBURN...BAINBRIDGE...BLAKELY...BLOUNTSTOWN...BONIFAY...CAIRO... CALLAWAY...CAMILLA...CARRABELLE...CHIPLEY...COLQUITT...COTTONWOOD... CRAWFORDVILLE...CROSS CITY...CUTHBERT...DALEVILLE...DAWSON... DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...DONALSONVILLE...DOWNTOWN DOTHAN...ELBA... ENTERPRISE...FITZGERALD...FORT GAINES...FORT RUCKER...GENEVA... GEORGETOWN...HEADLAND...LAKELAND...LEESBURG...MADISON...MARIANNA... MAYO...MONTICELLO...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...NASHVILLE...NEWTON... OCILLA...OZARK...PANAMA CITY...PANAMA CITY BEACH...PELHAM...PERRY... PORT ST. JOE...PUTNEY...QUITMAN...SANTA ROSA BEACH...ST. MARKS... STEINHATCHEE...SYLVESTER...TALLAHASSEE...THOMASVILLE...TIFTON... VALDOSTA AND VERNON 502 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER...INSTABILITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ALL THAT GREAT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. OTHERWISE...THE RISK WOULD BE HIGHER. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE NEAR THE GULF COAST. WINDS OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. IT WILL ALSO BE QUITE BREEZY OVER INLAND AREAS AND THERE IS A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY. FINALLY...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BEFORE SEAS. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT. A WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. A BRIEF FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE INLAND PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS KEEPING RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE VIA OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TLH/ OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS. $$ 18-WOOL